幼兒專注力提昇方案之實驗研究——以幼兒園按摩活動為例

Effects of the Massage Activities on the Preschoolers' Concentration

本研究以電腦化生理回饋系統驗證，在幼兒園進行按摩活動對幼兒專注力提昇的成效。採用準實驗研究設計，探討實驗組與對照組幼兒在前測、後測、後後測的專注力腦波的變化差異。以 79位受試幼兒為研究對象，他們來自臺北市二所國小附設幼兒園的五個常態班級、且中大班混齡編班。其中，經家長同意者，再選取一所幼兒園的兩班35位幼兒為實驗組，另一所幼兒園三個班中的44位幼兒為對照組。經考驗，實驗組和對照組幼兒在性別、年齡、與家庭社經的分配上 均具有同質性。專注力提昇的方案介入，實驗組幼兒接受連續六週、每週五天、每天上午15分鐘的MISP按摩活動，對照組幼兒則否。受試幼兒專注力的資料收集，則在實驗介入前、實驗介 入後、實驗介入後三週，透過NeuroSky腦波檢測儀，由幼兒閱讀故事時的專注力腦波生理回饋來反映。本研究發現：經MISP按摩活動的實驗介入，實驗組幼兒的專注度分項指標low alpha、 high alpha、low beta、high beta四項腦波具有顯著的立即改變效果。而且，實驗之後三週，受試實驗組幼兒在low alpha、high alpha、low beta、high beta四項專注度的分項腦波指標也具有顯著的保留成效。另外，在MISP按摩活動的實驗介入後、以及活動結束三週後，實驗組幼兒的前四項專注力腦波指標均顯著優於活動介入前。結果顯示，幼兒園進行按摩活動對幼兒專注力的提昇具有顯著的學習效果。

The purpose of this study was to verify the effects of the massage activities on the preschoolers' concentration. By using the quasi-experimental design, this study explored the experimental group and the control group's variations in brain waves of the computerized biofeedback system during pretest, post-test and post post-test. There were 79 young children from two affiliated preschoolers in Taipei City participated in this study. These children were in classes that did not adopt ability grouping and had kids ranging from 4~5 years old. With the approval from their parents, 35 children from two classes in one preschool were allocated to the experimental group, while 44 children from three classes in the other preschool were sent to the control group. The gender, age and social-economic status of these young children were equally distributed among experimental and control groups. The children in the experimental group received an intervention plan aimed at improving their focus by receiving 15 minutes of MISP massage every day in the morning, for five days a week and six consecutive weeks. The children in the control group did not receive any massage. This study collected data on children's ability on paying attention before the intervention, after the intervention and three weeks after the intervention. The data was visualized through NeuroSky EEG technology, showing the brainwave biofeedback when children were focused on reading. The study found that after the intervention of MISP massage, the children in the experimental group had significant and immediate change in the four attention indicators–brainwave frequencies of low alpha, high alpha, low beta and high beta. In addition, three weeks after the experiment, the results remained significant in the experiment group. Three weeks after the MISP intervention, children in the experiment group also all showed improved results in the four indicators compared to those measured before the intervention. Therefore, it is shown that massage in preschools has a significant impact on improving young children's concentration.